Center for Safety & Change Inc
Center for Safety & Change provides critical services and support to woman and all victims and survivors of gender-based violence and other crimes while working toward justice by creating social change.
Center for Safety & Change Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,516,622
- +31.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,710,617
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $69,148
- +125623.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,034,936
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Center for Safety & Change Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $192K (2022) to $318K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $192K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Services of the Hudson White Plains, NY | To Serve Survivor Clients with Gene | $192,388 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,516,622 | $9,710,617 | $8,034,936 | — | — | $69,148 |
| 2024 | $4,949,757 | $7,918,117 | $7,337,838 | — | — | $55 |
| 2023 | $4,614,583 | $7,792,793 | $6,977,986 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $4,218,840 | $7,758,292 | $7,442,609 | $192,388 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $3,967,929 | $6,915,695 | $6,732,831 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $4,065,608 | $5,615,125 | $5,582,189 | $317,530 | 2 | — |
About Center for Safety & Change Inc
Based on IRS filings
Center for Safety & Change Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New City, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $69K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Center for Safety & Change Inc is led by Elizabeth Santiago, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Santiago
Executive Director
CEO → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$156K (2020) → $197K (2025)
Paul Adler
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Coleman
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Deryder
Director of Family
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$118K (2025)
Jill Kaliff
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linie Rand
Director
Chair → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Hegarty
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Meyerson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Hostin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Crumpton Ross
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Achil Petit
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Kupperman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Bartels
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nomita Sonty
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Panjwani
Chief Legal Officer
Chief Legal Officer → Cheif Legal Officer, 2021
Cheif Legal Officer → Chief Legal Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$102K (2020) → $127K (2025)
Steven Carroll
CFO
Director Safe → CFO, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$124K (2022) → $148K (2025)
Venesia Defrank
COO
Chief Operating of → COO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$113K (2022) → $127K (2025)
Jean Roemer
Program Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$116K (2023) → $113K (2025)
Diane Sussman
Founder
Director → Founder, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Perrotte
Co-Treasurer
Co-Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Co-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Durand
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Ortiz
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Hittman
Co-Treasurer
Director → Co-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Sapia
Development Co-
Director → Development Co-, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (39)
- Former: Adam Lipson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Allen Fetterman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Phyllis Frank (2021–2024) — Chief Program Officer
- Former: Jo Joesphine Panzera (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Susan Chatzky (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Candis Edwards (2024) — Director
- Former: Jessica Mitchell (2024) — Director
- Former: Molly McGrath Colucci (2024) — Director
- Former: Tracy Dressner (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Anita Kopacz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jamil Rizqalla (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Jacobs (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Amanda Faruque (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Khalia Carter (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Erin Miller (2022) — Chief Transformati
- Former: Evan Karzhevsky (2022) — Director
- Former: Jacqueline Vasquez (2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Seidenfrau (2022) — Director
- Former: Alex Francisco (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Helen Siegal (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Laird White (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Patuto (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John J. Manna Jr. (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Kathy Bookman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Neil (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Brooks Greaux EdD (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Roberta Zahl (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Samina Sabir (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tracie McLee (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Schloss (2021) — Director
- Former: Sandra Page-Cook (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Syntyche Francella (2021) — Director
- Former: Cherryl Ross (2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Chapman (2020) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Schlosser (2020) — Director
- Former: Lisak Patsy (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Nicholson (2020) — CFO
- Former: Sandy Page Cook (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Vanessa Reiser (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $197K, to Elizabeth Santiago (Executive Dir.). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Center for Safety & Change Inc
How large is Center for Safety & Change Inc?
Center for Safety & Change Inc reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.7M.
What is Center for Safety & Change Inc?
Center for Safety & Change Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New City, NY. It holds $6.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Center for Safety & Change Inc operate?
Center for Safety & Change Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Center for Safety & Change Inc's EIN?
Center for Safety & Change Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2989233. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 31, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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